7 Cited authorities

  1. Section 1692 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpose

    15 U.S.C. § 1692   Cited 15,356 times   144 Legal Analyses
    Finding that abusive debt-collection practices lead to "personal bankruptcies," "marital instability," "loss of jobs," and "invasions of individual privacy"
  2. Section 1692e - False or misleading representations

    15 U.S.C. § 1692e   Cited 7,087 times   110 Legal Analyses
    Banning "[t]he threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken or that is not intended to be taken"
  3. Section 1692g - Validation of debts

    15 U.S.C. § 1692g   Cited 3,522 times   71 Legal Analyses
    Setting forth requirements for disputing a debt
  4. Section 1692f - Unfair practices

    15 U.S.C. § 1692f   Cited 3,499 times   39 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting a debt collector from "collecti[ng] . . . any amount" not "expressly authorized by . . . agreement . . . or permitted by law"
  5. Section 1692d - Harassment or abuse

    15 U.S.C. § 1692d   Cited 1,953 times   22 Legal Analyses
    Prohibiting debt collectors from engaging "in any conduct the natural consequence of which is to harass, oppress, or abuse any person in connection with the collection of a debt"
  6. Section 1692c - Communication in connection with debt collection

    15 U.S.C. § 1692c   Cited 1,690 times   53 Legal Analyses
    Regulating communications with consumers
  7. Section 1692b - Acquisition of location information

    15 U.S.C. § 1692b   Cited 378 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Governing the acquisition of location information